meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
liner; line drive; liner; ocean liner; liner (of a coat, etc.); lining
colleagues; cronies; merry men
decorum; propriety; politeness
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
display window; shop window; store window
to be profitable; to yield a profit
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
wide leg gaucho pants (that look like a skirt)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
I have nothing to do with it
incessant working; working non-stop
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
(personal) background check
family structure; family composition; family makeup
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
viewing as a problem; problematizing
plenary session; regular session
suspicious-looking; fishy
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
coastal region; coastal area; coastline